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Gilbert Keith Chesterton

Gilbert Keith Chesterton, better known as G. K. Chesterton, was an English writer, poet, philosopher, dramatist, journalist, orator, lay theologian, biographer, and literary and art critic. Chesterton is often referred to as the «prince of paradox». Time magazine has observed of his writing style: «Whenever possible Chesterton made his points with popular sayings, proverbs, allegories — first carefully turning them inside out».
годы жизни: 29 мая 1874 14 июня 1936

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SAVONAROLA
Savonarola is a man whom we shall probably never understand until we know what horror may lie at the heart of civilisation.
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“It is things go­ing right,” he cried, “that is po­et­ical! Our di­ges­tions, for in­stance, go­ing sac­redly and si­lently right, that is the found­a­tion of all po­etry. Yes, the most po­et­ical thing, more po­et­ical than the flowers, more po­et­ical than the stars—the most po­et­ical thing in the world is not be­ing sick.”

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